IT Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer

Rea Magnet Wire Company; Lafayette, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rea Magnet Wire Company is hiring an IT Infrastructure Engineer to build and support the enterprise IT backbone across multiple plant operations. The role covers virtualization, storage, backups, DR, and network services with a strong emphasis on reliability and security.

You will work closely with the IT Security function and cross‑team stakeholders. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5+ years of hands‑on experience in a manufacturing setting, including Windows and

Qualifications

• In-depth experience designing and maintaining enterprise IT infrastructure.
• 5+ years in infrastructure engineering or systems administration.
• Experience with virtualization, storage, backup, and DR processes.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains virtualized server, compute, cloud, and storage environments.
• Administers Windows Server and Linux hosts and patching.
• Implements enterprise backup and disaster recovery systems.
• Maintains LAN/WAN/SD‑WAN and network segmentation per standards.
• Automates provisioning and maintenance via scripting and IaC.
• Oversees contractors on infrastructure projects.

Skills

Server virtualization

Enterprise storage

Backup and DR

Networking

Cloud & Azure

PowerShell

Infrastructure as code

Active Directory/Entra ID

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Veeam

Palo Alto / Panorama

Job description

Rea Magnet Wire Company is hiring an IT Infrastructure Engineer to build and support the enterprise IT backbone across multiple plant operations. The role covers virtualization, storage, backups, DR, and network services with a strong emphasis on reliability and security.

You will work closely with the IT Security function and cross‑team stakeholders. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5+ years of hands‑on experience in a manufacturing setting, including Windows and